president obama said this back in 2008 when he was running for president back then. >> obama: you have shown what history teaches us. in defining moments like this one the change we need does not come from washington but to washington. >> cenk: but now here is my dis disagreement with the president. look we sent president obama to washington to be that change. but so often on issues whether it was negotiating with the republicans on taxes on budget deals, on spending, you name it, he said, oh, these nothing we can do. we can give you 5% change, change it a little bit here, a little bit there but over all the republicans twisted my arm. i stint have 60 votes. i didn't have this or that, and i can't bring you change from inside washington. my god, you are president of the united states of america. you have so much more power than you realize. you don't have to constantly give in to republicans. and the second part is, listen, when we push to the outside. when progressive groups push in the outside. when progressive commentators push from the outside, do you think the obama administration